覗く

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

   to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)

2. Godan verb · Transitive

   to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

3. Godan verb · Transitive

   to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

4. Godan verb · Transitive

   to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

5. Godan verb · Transitive

   to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

6. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)

7. Godan verb · Transitive

   to examine (an expression); to study (a face)

8. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to face

In Spanish

1. mirar a hurtadillas (bocallaves, boquete, etc)

2. atisbar

3. echar una hojeada o vistazo

4. bajar la mirada (en un barranco, etc)

5. mirar curiosamente (telescopio, microscopio, etc)

6. asomar (una bufanda de un collar, etc)

7. enfrentar

Kanji in this word

• 覗

Example sentences

• その箱はこをのぞいてはいけない。

  Don't look into the box.

  Tatoeba #207198(opens in a new tab)

• 私わたしは壁かべの裂さけ目めから外そとを覗のぞいた。

  I peeped out through a crack in the wall.

  Tatoeba #152914(opens in a new tab)